Part V：聽力與口語訓(xùn)練
短對話1：
Man: We’ve studied long enough for a Saturday afternoon.
Woman: Okay. Let’s call it a day.
短對話2：來源：考試大
Woman: When is your meeting over?
Man: It’s supposed to end at 3:30, but he never lets us out on time.
短對話3：來源：考試大
Woman: The Mayor will be back in just a minute. You may wait for him if you want to.
Man: No, thanks. I’ll just leave a note for him.
短對話4：
Woman: Sam, aren’t you moving to a smaller apartment?
Man: Someday, yes. I’ve already spent months searching for a good one.
短對話5：
Woman: Excuse me, would you mind if I use your phone?
Man: Help yourself. It’s on the table over there.
短對話6：考試大論壇
Man: I wasn’t sure what she really thought of my suggestion just from our phone conversation.
Woman: It would be better to talk about it face to face.
短對話7：
Man: Open wider. Now, show me where it hurts.
Woman: Here on the bottom, especially when I bite into something hot or cold.
短對話8：來源：考試大
Woman: So you’re going to give us a ride to the game tonight?
Man: If my car is running OK.
單詞與短語：
call it a day到此為止，就做這么多了；leave a note for sb.給某人留張條子；bottom n.底部；bite into sth 咬入
Part VI：快速閱讀
The Sixth Sense(第六感)
As we all know, there are five senses, the abilities to hear, smell, see, taste and touch. Now, however, a scientist has shown that we have a sixth sense: the ability to know when someone is watching us.
Many people have noticed this feeling in the past. For example, you are sitting in a cinema and you feel that someone is watching you. You look around quickly and find that you are right: A friend, at the back of the cinema, is staring at(盯著)you.
Up till now, no one has been able to prove(證明)scientifically(科學(xué)地)that people really do have this ability, but recently a scientist called Dr. Rupert Sheldrake has announced(宣布)the results of some new experiments. Dr. Sheldrake has studied children in Britain, America and Germany.
The experiments worked in this way. Emma sat on a chair and wore a blindfold(遮眼布)over her eyes, so she could not see anything happening. Claire sat a few meters behind Emma. A teacher gave a signal(信號)by blowing a whistle(哨子). Then in random(隨意的)order, Claire either looked at Emma or looked in a different direction. Emma had to say if Claire was looking at her or not. The experiment was repeated 20 times.
Dr. Sheldrake repeated this simple experiment with hundreds of children. The results were that the person who was wearing the blindfold, like Emma, could often feel that the other person was watching him or her. Generally(總的來說), the children knew about 60% of the time when they were being watched. If the children were just guessing “yes” or “no”questions, the result would only be 50%.
Some scientists say they do not agree that there is a sixth sense. They say it is impossible to feel something in this way, but Dr. Sheldrake says that the results are accurate(精準(zhǔn)的). “These experiments were carried out by different people in different countries,” he said, “and yet they all showed roughly(大概地)the same results.”
Some people wondered if the children were cheating(作弊). Perhaps they were telling each other whether they were looking or not. To prevent(防止)this, Dr. Sheldrake arranged some more experiments, with the blindfolded(被蒙住眼睛的)children on the playground(運(yùn)動(dòng)場)and the others inside a classroom. The results were the same.
Dr. Sheldrake does not try to explain why or how we can tell that someone is watching us. He is keeping an open mind on the question. It seems amazing that we should have a sixth sense, but if you don’t believe it, he says, “Anyone can repeat the experiments themselves.”
短對話1：
Man: We’ve studied long enough for a Saturday afternoon.
Woman: Okay. Let’s call it a day.
短對話2：來源：考試大
Woman: When is your meeting over?
Man: It’s supposed to end at 3:30, but he never lets us out on time.
短對話3：來源：考試大
Woman: The Mayor will be back in just a minute. You may wait for him if you want to.
Man: No, thanks. I’ll just leave a note for him.
短對話4：
Woman: Sam, aren’t you moving to a smaller apartment?
Man: Someday, yes. I’ve already spent months searching for a good one.
短對話5：
Woman: Excuse me, would you mind if I use your phone?
Man: Help yourself. It’s on the table over there.
短對話6：考試大論壇
Man: I wasn’t sure what she really thought of my suggestion just from our phone conversation.
Woman: It would be better to talk about it face to face.
短對話7：
Man: Open wider. Now, show me where it hurts.
Woman: Here on the bottom, especially when I bite into something hot or cold.
短對話8：來源：考試大
Woman: So you’re going to give us a ride to the game tonight?
Man: If my car is running OK.
單詞與短語：
call it a day到此為止，就做這么多了；leave a note for sb.給某人留張條子；bottom n.底部；bite into sth 咬入
Part VI：快速閱讀
The Sixth Sense(第六感)
As we all know, there are five senses, the abilities to hear, smell, see, taste and touch. Now, however, a scientist has shown that we have a sixth sense: the ability to know when someone is watching us.
Many people have noticed this feeling in the past. For example, you are sitting in a cinema and you feel that someone is watching you. You look around quickly and find that you are right: A friend, at the back of the cinema, is staring at(盯著)you.
Up till now, no one has been able to prove(證明)scientifically(科學(xué)地)that people really do have this ability, but recently a scientist called Dr. Rupert Sheldrake has announced(宣布)the results of some new experiments. Dr. Sheldrake has studied children in Britain, America and Germany.
The experiments worked in this way. Emma sat on a chair and wore a blindfold(遮眼布)over her eyes, so she could not see anything happening. Claire sat a few meters behind Emma. A teacher gave a signal(信號)by blowing a whistle(哨子). Then in random(隨意的)order, Claire either looked at Emma or looked in a different direction. Emma had to say if Claire was looking at her or not. The experiment was repeated 20 times.
Dr. Sheldrake repeated this simple experiment with hundreds of children. The results were that the person who was wearing the blindfold, like Emma, could often feel that the other person was watching him or her. Generally(總的來說), the children knew about 60% of the time when they were being watched. If the children were just guessing “yes” or “no”questions, the result would only be 50%.
Some scientists say they do not agree that there is a sixth sense. They say it is impossible to feel something in this way, but Dr. Sheldrake says that the results are accurate(精準(zhǔn)的). “These experiments were carried out by different people in different countries,” he said, “and yet they all showed roughly(大概地)the same results.”
Some people wondered if the children were cheating(作弊). Perhaps they were telling each other whether they were looking or not. To prevent(防止)this, Dr. Sheldrake arranged some more experiments, with the blindfolded(被蒙住眼睛的)children on the playground(運(yùn)動(dòng)場)and the others inside a classroom. The results were the same.
Dr. Sheldrake does not try to explain why or how we can tell that someone is watching us. He is keeping an open mind on the question. It seems amazing that we should have a sixth sense, but if you don’t believe it, he says, “Anyone can repeat the experiments themselves.”